By MG StaffAnywhere that’s made strictly for devotion to Allah (SWT) can be nothing but beautiful, but some of these mosques are so magical they’ll take your breath away. Our new bucket list addition is to pray in every one of these, inshallah! Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi Crystal Mosque, Malaysia Westermoskee, Amsterdam Hagia Sofia, Turkey …
By MARAM FARAG and ASIYA BHARADIAThis past year was…interesting; 2020 was definitely a rollercoaster of events and emotions. With more downs than ups, this year will be remembered forever. From things like the troublesome U.S. elections to the constant racism and Islamophobia many Muslims around the world faced and are still facing, this year has absolutely been one for the…
By MG StaffCheck out Eve Ahmed as she talks about her journey in feminism and how Islam fits in the equation. This is a journey through Islam and how Muslim feminists are not new to the the concept of equality to Muslims, the Qur’an, and the Prophet Muhhamed (p.b.u.h.) Are you a Muslim feminist? Tell us about…
By Hoda AbdullaHave daily check-ins with your town’s mom group felt a bit sour lately? Gone are the days of supporting local clothing drives, buying random shit off someone’s curb, or giving a recommendation for the only person you let near your brows. Yes, it is sad to say, but the support-filled posts of yesteryear are no…
By Nailah DeanEarlier this year, Hulu dropped the second season of the comedy-drama Ramy. In Season One, we’re introduced to Ramy Hassan, a first-generation American-Egyptian Millennial in the midst of a quarter-life crisis. Throughout the show, we watch Ramy struggle to figure out if he’s just “culturally Muslim” or if he actually wants to be a prays-five-times-a-day…
By Hauwa Shaffii NuhuIn December 2017, while scrolling through social media, I came across a picture of a young woman wearing the Nigerian attire for lawyers: a black robe, and a blonde wig. Beneath the wig, she had on a light black hijab that was carefully tucked into her collars. It neither disfigured her robe nor hid any…
By MG StaffAuthorities have declared the drowning of Shukri Abdi, the 12-year-old Somali refugee killed in the UK last year, as an accident. A coroner opened an investigation into the child’s death following an eruption of protests around the world seeking justice. Shukri Abdi drowned in River Irwell in June 2019, in the presence of several schoolchildren,…
By Alma SabovicMuslim Girl would like to send our sincere thanks to our nation’s healthcare workers at this time, who are risking their lives to save lives in the battle against COVID-19. Please continue to wear a mask, social distance, and stay home so you can stay safe. In this time of mass chaos and worldwide healthcare…
By MG StaffBioNTech and Pfizer announced that a vaccine for the coronavirus has has been found to be more than 90% effective in its recently concluded large-scale trial. The two scientists who developed this vaccine are Turkish-born Muslims named Dr. Ugur Sahin and his wife, Dr. Ozlem Tureci. Born in Turkey and raised in Germany, Sahin…
By MG StaffOn the morning of Saturday, November 14, 2020, founder of Muslim Girl, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, boarded an American Airlines flight, only to have its staff ask her to leave the plane after a man in first class complained about feeling uncomfortable with her on the flight. Police boarded the plane to have her removed, and she…
By MG StaffWatch this amazing video, where we learn about the first Muslims in America – Africans Americans. They discuss the weight of their identities on their shoulders, their hope for the future, and most importantly, their journey in this country as African-American Muslims.
By AnonymousContent warning: Sexual assault, rape. Disclaimer: This article is in no way meant to substitute for medical or mental health advice from a trained and educated mental health professional. Muslim Girl encourages those who need help to seek it, and encourages the use of resources such as therapists, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and trained mental…
By Arslan HassanSo by mercy from Allah, you were lenient with them. And if you had been rude & harsh in heart, they would have disbanded from you. (Al-Quran – 3. 159) There is no one definition of good parenting; it is as diverse and varied as each parent. For Muslim moms, the task becomes doubly difficult…
By Ammaarah ZaynaIt doesn’t feel safe being a Muslim woman anymore. This might be the first time you’ve seen those words written on a screen, or maybe this is a well-established statement you’ve come to accept as fact. Either way, it is becoming more and more impossible to deny how scary it is at the moment to…
By MG StaffUPDATE: After the publication of this story this morning Rihanna issued the following statement to her Instagram: As someone who listens to Rihanna’s music and admires her, I am in complete awe right now. Rihanna used a song that contains a narration of an Islamic Hadith during her recent fashion show. Many people took to…
